Process
TLDR: I wouldn't interview here. Their compensation is below average, and the recruiter ghosts you (as other candidates have also shared).
I had a typical recruiter screen where the recruiter indicated that I was a great fit for the role and would get back to me by the end of the week about next steps, suggesting that I would likely move forward to the technical interview. That timeline seemed strange and longer than usual. I followed up the following week as I hadn't heard back. The recruiter never responded and ultimately ghosted me.
Questions
Typical recruiter screen questions:
- Why are you interested in this role?
- Tell me about your experience.
- Tell me about a recent project.
- Can you come into the office or are you remote?
- Salary expectations?
- When are you looking to start?
- Are you interviewing anywhere else?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 48 interview experiences for the The New York Times Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
15%
Pass Rate
The New York Times's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral10%
Negative46%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for The New York Times's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
The New York Times Work Experiences
4.0
Fantastic and Friendly Coworkers, Excellent WLB, Questionable Upper Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 8, 2022
Pros: - Really smart engineers and product people, with a lot of empathy.
- Incredible work-life balance, with a really flexible schedule depending on the team.
- The core mission of the company (producing great, informative, important journalism) can be very motivating. Not everything we publish resonates this way, but the work that does feels good to be a part of.
- For the most part, I've felt pretty shielded from office bureaucracy/politics in my day-to-day (though I am aware it exists in some parts of the company).
Cons: Upper management often comes off as very disconnected, disorganized, and even antagonistic at times.
They don't pay as much as many other tech companies of similar size, which makes retention difficult and hiring to replace people very slow. The company insisted it planned to address that discrepancy, even at some point sending emails about pay raises across the board, but it never happened. Instead, they offered slightly larger RSU grants than normal to senior engineers and above only (still below the rate of peer tech companies they claimed they were comparing their compensation to).
4.0
Cool Projects, Union Challenges
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 20, 2022
Pros: - Very cosmopolitan workplace with interesting people and events.
- Interesting projects.
- One of the largest tech unions in the world.
Cons: DevOps support, while improving, is still lacking. Individual teams are on the hook for DevOps work.
Management does some anti-union practices (see news articles for details).
5.0
Great mission and coworkers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 15, 2019
Pros: Work-life balance is great. People are friendly and helpful, and there's a lot of passion.
Cons: Far too many reorganizations on a consistent basis.
- 4.0Fantastic and Friendly Coworkers, Excellent WLB, Questionable Upper ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 8, 2022Pros: - Really smart engineers and product people, with a lot of empathy. - Incredible work-life balance, with a really flexible schedule depending on the team. - The core mission of the company (producing great, informative, important journalism) can be very motivating. Not everything we publish resonates this way, but the work that does feels good to be a part of. - For the most part, I've felt pretty shielded from office bureaucracy/politics in my day-to-day (though I am aware it exists in some parts of the company).Cons: Upper management often comes off as very disconnected, disorganized, and even antagonistic at times. They don't pay as much as many other tech companies of similar size, which makes retention difficult and hiring to replace people very slow. The company insisted it planned to address that discrepancy, even at some point sending emails about pay raises across the board, but it never happened. Instead, they offered slightly larger RSU grants than normal to senior engineers and above only (still below the rate of peer tech companies they claimed they were comparing their compensation to).
- 4.0Cool Projects, Union ChallengesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 20, 2022Pros: - Very cosmopolitan workplace with interesting people and events. - Interesting projects. - One of the largest tech unions in the world.Cons: DevOps support, while improving, is still lacking. Individual teams are on the hook for DevOps work. Management does some anti-union practices (see news articles for details).
- 5.0Great mission and coworkersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 15, 2019Pros: Work-life balance is great. People are friendly and helpful, and there's a lot of passion.Cons: Far too many reorganizations on a consistent basis.
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